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>> we propose the past reform be done in overall tax reform in the overall tax reform is to fill a gap we have to get our fiscal house in order. $580 billion of additional revenue. the business pcs that should be done in the way we broaden the base and lower the rates so america can be more competitive. the overall tax package will have to raise revenue. >> we agree the first thing he said, which is lower rates, broaden the base and you don't specify how to pay to register base broadening to determine through tax reform. >> would've had a number of indicative provisions, that there'll have to be others in the business of broadening the base will require bipartisan consensus because each of the provisions we consider base broadening has zealous advocates saying they needed desperately. >> the point i'm trying to make a sum of it's been critical of our proposals to lower the rate. it sounds like you're basically do the same thing but on the corporate rate. the point is it's tough to do. a lot of zealous advocates to certain tax expenditures and we need to do this are brought face tax ref
>> we propose the past reform be done in overall tax reform in the overall tax reform is to fill a gap we have to get our fiscal house in order. $580 billion of additional revenue. the business pcs that should be done in the way we broaden the base and lower the rates so america can be more competitive. the overall tax package will have to raise revenue. >> we agree the first thing he said, which is lower rates, broaden the base and you don't specify how to pay to register base...
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yesterday was tax day. and tax season was more stressful than it needed to be. our tax code is a rue amaze. today it's 4 million words long. enough to fill 70,000 pages. in fact it's so long that roughly 90% of americans pay for professional help to file the tax returns. this cost them $16 0 billion each year. $16 0 billion spent by americans filling out their taxes. and then after that trouble the process leads them as the colleague put it like a crook or sucker. we also have the highest corporate tax rate which hurts workers most of all. high corporate tax rate means they take home less pay than otherwise. i'm glad it call the for corporate tax reform. we agree on the problem. of the income in taxes. that is n our opinion is unfair. it hurts jobs, we need reform the individual tax code as well. but they don't want to use the money to lower the rate to spur economic growth. they want to pay for more spending inspect fact the president's budget was released last month or last week calls for 1.1 trillion in new spending. and short the president's plan take more f
yesterday was tax day. and tax season was more stressful than it needed to be. our tax code is a rue amaze. today it's 4 million words long. enough to fill 70,000 pages. in fact it's so long that roughly 90% of americans pay for professional help to file the tax returns. this cost them $16 0 billion each year. $16 0 billion spent by americans filling out their taxes. and then after that trouble the process leads them as the colleague put it like a crook or sucker. we also have the highest...
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cut middle class income taxes to the lowest rate in sixty years, and we're creating tax free zones for business startups. the new new york is working creating tens of thousands of new businesses, and we're just getting started. to grow or start your business visit thenewny.com governor of getting it done. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. this is awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is, business pro. yes, it is. go national. go like a pro. >>> we are learning more from the victims and heroes of boston. chris jansing has been talking to people there. she's next. flap . >>> today there's been a lot of public focus into the blast in boston but we must not forget the personal toll that these attacks have taken. graduate student lindsey liu of china. she was studying math and statics at boston university and loved blogging about the meals she ate here in the united states. the chinese government expressed their s
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cut middle class income taxes to the lowest rate in sixty years, and we're creating tax free zones for business startups. the new new york is working creating tens of thousands of new businesses, and we're just getting started. to grow or start your business visit thenewny.com all stations come over to mithis is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. >>> updating you on the breaking news we are following in the town of west, texas, and these are live pictures coming from a helicopter over the scene of devastation. there is an ongoing search and rescue mission right now after that fierce and deadly explosion at a fertilizer plant, and can you still see the fire smouldering there. down below rescue teams have been going door to door after that blast leveled several blocks of homes and businesses. police are telling us at this point that 5 to 15
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i always would say, and i'm sure my colleagues agree with me, the single best buy, the single best tax dollar spent is the brainpower, the patriotism, the dedication, the service, and the results that come through people whose names they never know, staffers. almost every one of you in this room could be doing something else, making a whole lot more money. so many of you graduated top of your class. so many of you, i remember feeling self-conscious, i stopped hiring rhodes scholars after it got to seven and i realized how ind adequate i was. -- inadequate i was. but all kidding aside, these are the applications we get, people who work for us, and with us. so it's appropriate, it's appropriate because there's no way this place could function without incredible staff. and you know, nancy was right, people will come in the room and kid're going to -- we don't each other, they'll say, gabe zimmerman, who was he? it'll be a staffer who will tell them. tell them who he was and why this room was named after him. because what is this democracy, it pt one big conversation, is constantly rubbing
i always would say, and i'm sure my colleagues agree with me, the single best buy, the single best tax dollar spent is the brainpower, the patriotism, the dedication, the service, and the results that come through people whose names they never know, staffers. almost every one of you in this room could be doing something else, making a whole lot more money. so many of you graduated top of your class. so many of you, i remember feeling self-conscious, i stopped hiring rhodes scholars after it got...
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cut middle class income taxes to the lowest rate in sixty years, and we're creating tax free zones for business startups. the new new york is working creating tens of thousands of new businesses, and we're just getting started. to grow or start your business visit thenewny.com from capital one... boris earns unlimited rewards for his small business. can i get the smith contract, please? thank you. that's three new paper shredders. [ boris ] put 'em on my spark card. [ garth ] boris' small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase every day. great businesses deserve unlimited rewards. read back the chicken's testimony, please. "buk, buk, bukka!" [ male announcer ] get the spark business card from capital one and earn unlimited rewards. choose 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase every day. told you i'd get half. what's in your wallet? >>> today this was the scene outside the federal courthouse in boston after several media outlites erroneously reported an arrest has been made in the boston marathon bombings and the suspect was headed to the courthouse. the reason why this
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i paid dearly high taxes. since 1970, i have seen congress, they trip over themselves they can't agree on -- [inaudible] i believe in america. i look positive on america. [inaudible] >> host: i'm going have the congressman respond. >> guest: i think greg shares a frustration that many americans share. america seems for too many americans broken, i think when it comes specifically to social security and medicare, we have to understand is that we all want to make sure that these programs continue to thrive and survive so that card recipient, those nearing retirement, and those who are decades away from retirement have an opportunity for those programs to be successful. that won't happen if we don't change them in some ways. nobody they talk to on capitol hill is talking about eliminating social security or medicare or even, frankly, reducing it in meaningful ways. the question is those 55 and younger, can we change eligibility, means test, consider things like extending the age of el jinlt, and -- eligibility an
i paid dearly high taxes. since 1970, i have seen congress, they trip over themselves they can't agree on -- [inaudible] i believe in america. i look positive on america. [inaudible] >> host: i'm going have the congressman respond. >> guest: i think greg shares a frustration that many americans share. america seems for too many americans broken, i think when it comes specifically to social security and medicare, we have to understand is that we all want to make sure that these...
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cut middle class income taxes to the lowest rate in sixty years, and we're creating tax free zones for business startups. the new new york is working creating tens of thousands of new businesses, and we're just getting started. to grow or start your business visit thenewny.com to grow or start your business hey. whassup. guten tag. greetings earthlings. what's crackalackin? it's great we express ourselves differently. if we were all the same, life would be boring. so get to know people who aren't like you. you'll appreciate what makes us different. the more you know. tens of thousands of dollars in hidden fees on their 401(k)s?! go to e-trade and roll over your old 401(k)s to a new e-trade retirement account. none of them charge annual fees and all of them offer low cost investments. e-trade. less for us. more for you. >>> what else can you call it but just a shameful day in washington? here are today's top lines. >> we return home with a determination that change will happen. maybe not today, but it will happen. >> this was a pretty shameful day for washington. >> show some guts. >> w
cut middle class income taxes to the lowest rate in sixty years, and we're creating tax free zones for business startups. the new new york is working creating tens of thousands of new businesses, and we're just getting started. to grow or start your business visit thenewny.com to grow or start your business hey. whassup. guten tag. greetings earthlings. what's crackalackin? it's great we express ourselves differently. if we were all the same, life would be boring. so get to know people who...
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cut middle class income taxes to the lowest rate in sixty years, and we're creating tax free zones for business startups. the new new york is working creating tens of thousands of new businesses, and we're just getting started. to grow or start your business visit thenewny.com >>> welcome back to "fast." the issue of public safety has been front and center given the developments in boston. gun violence another issue being taken up today. earlier today members of the senate rejecting a plan that would have expanded background checks. president obama is expected to deliver a statement on gun violence shortly. so let's go to john horwood with what we can expect. john, in terms of what we can expect, will that dog tail at all with the situation in boston? >> reporter: i don't think so. we know the president is going to be appearing with members of some families effected in newtown. we keep hearing from the white house, from vice president biden, from the senate democratic leadership that they don't consider this background check issue a dead letter even though it fell six votes short of br
cut middle class income taxes to the lowest rate in sixty years, and we're creating tax free zones for business startups. the new new york is working creating tens of thousands of new businesses, and we're just getting started. to grow or start your business visit thenewny.com >>> welcome back to "fast." the issue of public safety has been front and center given the developments in boston. gun violence another issue being taken up today. earlier today members of the senate...
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is the business owner qualifies for the employer tax credit based on the number of employees and the wages of those employers, that will automatically be part of the program. so there will be a one stop shop available to small business owners who, as you know right now, often pay 18-20% more in the market than their large competitors. and we are verycfit that the left better choices, better prices with the new makece that will be up and running. >> just real concern he is from the business perspective more than consumers, individuals i think i heard you say the shop will be delayed. >> no, sir. that is not accurate. the shop will be up and running in every market in the country. for the states where the federal government will be operating the marketplace, we are delaying one portion of the s plan which is that employers, if they choose to do so, could offer a wide variety of plans to his or her employees. year one for the federal marketplace is, employers have a choice of coverage for their employees, but that choice will then be passed along. year two and beyond for the federal mar
is the business owner qualifies for the employer tax credit based on the number of employees and the wages of those employers, that will automatically be part of the program. so there will be a one stop shop available to small business owners who, as you know right now, often pay 18-20% more in the market than their large competitors. and we are verycfit that the left better choices, better prices with the new makece that will be up and running. >> just real concern he is from the...
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forget that we cut taxes irresponsibly. we gave you a tiny little bit of that money back. cenk: is this meanful at all if they pass it with the new rural lope home added on top? >> where would you locate one of those stores? because federal licensed gun dealer, i would assume that means private sellers those are going to be hard places to find, alaska montana. cenk: bingo you nailed it. they are trying to get lisa markowski's vote. you get both senators from alaska and we might pass something and in typical obama fashion, they'll say historic gun control. >> this only applies in states x, y., z. where no one is shooting anybody up anyway. cenk: we've got about a minute left jaime, thoughts about this. >> the thing about gun control fanatics are against any kind of gun control america is never going to get all of the guns back. there's this constant sentiment of they're going to take our guns. you're not going to be able to take anybody's guns or get them back. you can at least have a sane way for people to be able to buy weapons. that he makes accepts. the fact that it's 2
forget that we cut taxes irresponsibly. we gave you a tiny little bit of that money back. cenk: is this meanful at all if they pass it with the new rural lope home added on top? >> where would you locate one of those stores? because federal licensed gun dealer, i would assume that means private sellers those are going to be hard places to find, alaska montana. cenk: bingo you nailed it. they are trying to get lisa markowski's vote. you get both senators from alaska and we might pass...
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the clerk: s. 743, a bill to restore state sovereign rights to enforce state and local sales and use tax laws and for other purposes. mr. reid: mr. president, i would object to any further proceedings in regard to this bill. the presiding officer: objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar. mr. reid: mr. president, today this august body will honor the memory of 20 first-grade children, little babies who were gunned down, most of them shot multiple times. we will also honor the teachers and administrators who were killed that day in newtown, connecticut. but we're also going to honor with this legislation tens of thousands of others who were killed by guns each year here in america. we're going to do that by voting on a number of measures to strengthen the laws to prevent gun violence in this nation. mr. president, the families of innocents killed in newtown, aurora, in carson city, blacksburg, in oak creek and columbine really deserve these votes. where do i stand on these democratic proposals? this afternoon the senate will vote on a compromised background che
the clerk: s. 743, a bill to restore state sovereign rights to enforce state and local sales and use tax laws and for other purposes. mr. reid: mr. president, i would object to any further proceedings in regard to this bill. the presiding officer: objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar. mr. reid: mr. president, today this august body will honor the memory of 20 first-grade children, little babies who were gunned down, most of them shot multiple times. we will also...
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--t tax for things that can make or --ak our educational system creativity, relevance, technology, teachers. without funding, the educational system is worthless. school systems have to look at budgets and say what can make that? they will not cut math out of the curriculum. they will not cut reading. so they end up cutting the things we think of as esxtras -- cal education,uysicaysi resources that might be educational -- that might be essential to some kids think successful. like this is chelsea and she is a special ed student. >> i have dyslexia. . go to a special at school without it, i would be in trouble because they help me with my dyslexia. if you cut the funds i want to be able to learn from early in my future will be in jeopardy. >> mr. president, every day there are millions of kids are struggling i need help, mr. president. >> dear mr. president, they need your help. please take this. polity education is a major issue in america and must be addressed. it is spinning out of control. the drive america's odense and their contributions to society are in your hands. with your health,
--t tax for things that can make or --ak our educational system creativity, relevance, technology, teachers. without funding, the educational system is worthless. school systems have to look at budgets and say what can make that? they will not cut math out of the curriculum. they will not cut reading. so they end up cutting the things we think of as esxtras -- cal education,uysicaysi resources that might be educational -- that might be essential to some kids think successful. like this is...
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the tax code during that time so you have told you no it's called progressive tax code no no no what reagan did is he minimize the. number of income levels so as we see turning from say seven down to five or so i was and still you only have a very telling mostly what he did as he took that he took that well actually was l.b.j. took the ninety four percent ninety one percent out of seventy four percent to close so many loopholes the billionaires actually paid more in taxes as kennedy promised in one thousand nine hundred eighty he's going to raise taxes on the rich although everybody on the right argues that he did so and here's the question if you blame reaganomics for that then the question then becomes what if there are two problems with that argument one is the fact that historically we've seen roughly eighteen percent of g.d.p. coming into the federal coffers we've done well it's varied between if you're talking about was i want to fight within the twentieth century has been within a year to twenty mins from softly so the key is right raising g.d.p. vs instead of focusing on tax
the tax code during that time so you have told you no it's called progressive tax code no no no what reagan did is he minimize the. number of income levels so as we see turning from say seven down to five or so i was and still you only have a very telling mostly what he did as he took that he took that well actually was l.b.j. took the ninety four percent ninety one percent out of seventy four percent to close so many loopholes the billionaires actually paid more in taxes as kennedy promised in...
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dollar spent by american tax dollar is the brainpower, the patriotism, the dedication, the service, and results that come through people whose names they never know. staffers. almost every one of you in this room could be doing something else making a whole lot of money. so many of you graduate at the top of your class, so many of you. i remember feeling so conscious. i stopped hiring rhodes scholars after chitosan and i realize how inadequate i was. [laughter] but all kidding aside think of the application we did. people who work for us and with us. so it's appropriate, it's appropriate, because there's no way this place could function without incredible staff. and you know, nancy is right, people are going to come in the room and five years from now they will say than five, who was he? and it will be a staffer who will tell them who he was. no, it will. will tell them who he was. and why this room is named after him. because what is this democracy except one big conversation, constantly rubbing up against one conversation against another. to generate some kind of consensus. we are
dollar spent by american tax dollar is the brainpower, the patriotism, the dedication, the service, and results that come through people whose names they never know. staffers. almost every one of you in this room could be doing something else making a whole lot of money. so many of you graduate at the top of your class, so many of you. i remember feeling so conscious. i stopped hiring rhodes scholars after chitosan and i realize how inadequate i was. [laughter] but all kidding aside think of...
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cigarette tax! >> a very regressive tax. it will be raised from cigarette smokers who are disproportionately poor and poorly educated. >> so, the right wants the poor to kick in, just not their cigarette money. when it comes to coughing up a buck or a lung, lung wins. (applause) there must be some way to separate poor people from their hard-mooched money. >> the tax of 1% per ounce on soft drinks sweetened with sugar could be an amazing source of revenue for health care reform. >> perfect! make those cigarette-smoking soda-guzzling dummies pay for their own obamacare! (cheers and applause) >> the notion that soda is being placed on a list of sins worthy of being taxed into oblivion will hurt more poor people than anybody else. >> yes. conservatives will fight for the poor's right to see the only doctor who doesn't make you healthier! (laughter and applause) so we can't tax cigarettes or soda. guns? >> i'm worried that particularly poor people, the ones who are most likely to be victims of violent crimes, particularly poor bl
cigarette tax! >> a very regressive tax. it will be raised from cigarette smokers who are disproportionately poor and poorly educated. >> so, the right wants the poor to kick in, just not their cigarette money. when it comes to coughing up a buck or a lung, lung wins. (applause) there must be some way to separate poor people from their hard-mooched money. >> the tax of 1% per ounce on soft drinks sweetened with sugar could be an amazing source of revenue for health care...
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then they are not able to pay their income taxes, get higher paying jobs, pay higher income taxes for the government. that goes into a vicious cycle. >> if we don't have the money, we cannot buy textbooks and supplies. >> college seniors who graduated in 2009 carried on average of $24,000 in student loan debt, up 16% from 2008. >> a continues to grow. today, student loan debt has climbed to an average of $27,000 nationwide. ,> if they don't go to college how they're going to afford a and once they get out of college, how they're going to pay back these student loans that are huge. think everything is up in the air and nobody knows what is going to happen. if our nation is unable to support our future, how will we be able to pursue our own happiness and dreams? >> the economy supports the people. >> small businesses, jobs, income -- >> many opportunities -- >> for a brighter future. >> congratulation to all of the winners in this year's student cam competition. to see more wedding videos, go to studentcam.org. >> next come alive, you're calling comments on "washington journal." " with
then they are not able to pay their income taxes, get higher paying jobs, pay higher income taxes for the government. that goes into a vicious cycle. >> if we don't have the money, we cannot buy textbooks and supplies. >> college seniors who graduated in 2009 carried on average of $24,000 in student loan debt, up 16% from 2008. >> a continues to grow. today, student loan debt has climbed to an average of $27,000 nationwide. ,> if they don't go to college how they're going...
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tax from us if we had a tax on their. rapid sales of stocks and bonds we we could have free higher education and that and that state tax we had in the united states. it was eight hundred ninety eight until one hundred sixty four as i recall and f.d.r. kicked it up at thirty five to pay for the c. c. if my recollection is right it was we look at europe eleven countries in europe are starting to institute one of these taxes i asked very little tiny tax on each stock i asked him there's office whether he would support it and he came up with all these you know they came up with these excuses about how they thought it would be inefficient and it wouldn't be able to keep up with the competition meanwhile the competition is instituting in other words the the the billionaires the hedge fund guys have so much money that they basically own this absolutely and the way to get them ultimately is we're going to have to be in build an independent populist anti elite financial elite program and constituency we're going to have to do what
tax from us if we had a tax on their. rapid sales of stocks and bonds we we could have free higher education and that and that state tax we had in the united states. it was eight hundred ninety eight until one hundred sixty four as i recall and f.d.r. kicked it up at thirty five to pay for the c. c. if my recollection is right it was we look at europe eleven countries in europe are starting to institute one of these taxes i asked very little tiny tax on each stock i asked him there's office...
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from get pinged every day a tax on various sources. so far, the major attack we have had has bn on custorfo ationte. they have not been the attacks that keep you up at night which is the was that would actually do some damage to our critical infrastructure. >> cyber attacks -- tonight on "the communicators "at 8:00 eastern and c-span 2. >> this morning, the author of "the closing of the american border"low said the effects of the bombinin boston of the immigration debate. then the discussion of federal and state health care exchanges. than $40nation of more billion in tax breaks for oil and gas companies in the 2014 budget request from the president. is next.ton journal" host: good morning. it's monday, april 22. congress will discuss immigration reform today. today marks one a week since the bombings in boston that killed three. with one of the alleged perpetrators in custody, the debate over how authorities should proceed will be at capitol hill. it being debated whether the u.s. citizen should be designated as an enemy combatants an
from get pinged every day a tax on various sources. so far, the major attack we have had has bn on custorfo ationte. they have not been the attacks that keep you up at night which is the was that would actually do some damage to our critical infrastructure. >> cyber attacks -- tonight on "the communicators "at 8:00 eastern and c-span 2. >> this morning, the author of "the closing of the american border"low said the effects of the bombinin boston of the...
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every one of those had to be eat late taxed. the congress imposed a more onerous, more restrict it from a comma rules that on my ability to move money from ppa to ppa. i have small pdas with not a lot of money but for whatever reason decided there needed to be more over the national intelligence program. the effect of the fy 13 of her rations that did help us in that it allowed us to move money around civic and that the money into the path we are committed to by virtue of the fact were five men in before we got a bill. sowo ba dister t it. a cab structure, did allow new start,t also frommocountschss here was what many at the endf the day and of course the of sequestration was doubled because we had to take it in seven months. iraq i was. ealistic impact. >> that is helpful because it provides more of a context of things we might be able to do. again, we have a macro issue of sequestration can watch everyone recognizes it's in packs on your programs. but i stand legislative authorization not on this committee that the intelligenc
every one of those had to be eat late taxed. the congress imposed a more onerous, more restrict it from a comma rules that on my ability to move money from ppa to ppa. i have small pdas with not a lot of money but for whatever reason decided there needed to be more over the national intelligence program. the effect of the fy 13 of her rations that did help us in that it allowed us to move money around civic and that the money into the path we are committed to by virtue of the fact were five men...
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now there's currently a pretty strong anti offshore campaign ongoing clearing a campaign against tax evasion which the organization for economic cooperation and development has gotten involved in why do you think it is that for decades everyone seemed to be fine with offshores and now it really seems to be kind of the main counsellor in the european economy. that is a perpetual issue when there is enough money there there is a feeling that it's ok to spend more or to increase taxes for your taxpayers finding money doesn't seem such a problem of course but once the current crisis broke out the g twenty was the first to come up with a list of offshore financial centers that were to be placed under regulatory oversight i was present at that meeting some three years ago and it was fronts which initially brought up this issue since france has been exposed to rampant capital flight to offshore banks for purposes of tax avoidance when economies find themselves in a fix and there is no more room for the government to raise taxes that is when they go looking for runaway capital to taxes so th
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and a 4-day theme park ticket is just $64 per day, plus tax. walt disney world. been there. haven't done that. >>> since boston has been the story are the morning. afterston the marathon officials post pond the laspostponed lasts game as well as a game today. >>> two guys with one last gamee played big part in last night's are you bound. >>> pitcher george zimmerman zir pitched his second career full l game and his second career game allowing only six hits. and brian zimmerman drove in in four runs. the final score 10-3. nats win, both teams paid paid tribute to jackie robinsonnson during the game with every every player hi wearing his number, 4. >>> robinson's widow rachael was there along with their daughter sharon and actor harrison ford d who stars in the bio pick 42 throughout the ceremonial first pitch. >> all right, and from college basketball, two local teams will have to say goodbye to star players today, maryland alex alx glen will announce his plans too go pro. otto porter announced his nba intentions yesterday.yesterday. >>> today the d.c. region celebrates emanc
and a 4-day theme park ticket is just $64 per day, plus tax. walt disney world. been there. haven't done that. >>> since boston has been the story are the morning. afterston the marathon officials post pond the laspostponed lasts game as well as a game today. >>> two guys with one last gamee played big part in last night's are you bound. >>> pitcher george zimmerman zir pitched his second career full l game and his second career game allowing only six hits. and brian...
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. >> that's right, disability as a designated tax and i should know the number, 1.8% half on the employee, half on the employer. this is predicted decades ago and we're pretty much on course and what we've done in the past is we've borrowed between the disability and the old age trust fund. you can do that. we did that back in '82 when the old age fund was literally out of money for a period of time. that's not a longer term solution. i mean, we're going to have to figure out do you want more revenue, but again, i'm all for cracking down on fraud, i don't know anyone who isn't, but you don't want to have terminal cancer patients dying before he they get their disability. >> yes, sir, that's a given. dean baker, think very much. i'm sorry we're pressed for time and i've got to get the one update in for you about the bombing in boston. there were two and only two devices found. no additional threats have been received. no unexploded devices were found. okay. now this. the amount of u.s. debt owned by foreigners is at a record level and the chinese own the biggest chunk. liz macdonald, charl
. >> that's right, disability as a designated tax and i should know the number, 1.8% half on the employee, half on the employer. this is predicted decades ago and we're pretty much on course and what we've done in the past is we've borrowed between the disability and the old age trust fund. you can do that. we did that back in '82 when the old age fund was literally out of money for a period of time. that's not a longer term solution. i mean, we're going to have to figure out do you want...
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the president faces a tax evasion probe. the city of boston has been holding a silent vigil and remembered -- in remembrance of the attack one week ago. >> public life team to a halt at 2:50 p.m., the exact time the attack took place. three people were killed and more than 180 were injured when two homemade bombs went off to the finish line of therace. authorities say they have charged the one surviving suspect. he is in the hospital with serious injuries. >> federal prosecutors say he will face charges of using a weapon of mass distraction and malicious distraction of property resulting in death. he could face the death penalty. >> the suspect was charged while still inis hospital bed. he is unable to speak due to a gunshot wound in the throat, but that he can respond to questions in writing. the 19-year-old could face the death penalty if found guilty. investigators continue to search for evidence at the scene of the shootout that ended in his arrest on friday night. police say they found at least two more explosive device
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obviously you know tax day may be a protest but if tax day and you were protesting the government you would want to hit a government facility. my leaning is that considering the person of interest who they picked up and not necessarily guilty i want to add is of foreign origin that this looks like it's leaning toward that direction. >> do you have a sense of how these bombs were coordinated? we're hearing that there were the number floats but there were multiple other unexploded devices that were found? two that we know exploded. you know this is just from a layman's perspective who probably watched too many movies in the past but are there timers involved and would timers tell you something different than something that could be activated with a cell phone? >> first of all every bomb has a signature and there are bomb experts that specialize in unraveling the signatures to determine who made the bomb. and so some of these bombs may already have revealed who their perpetrators were or who their manufacturers were in terms of the explosives or the timers they used or in the type of inc
obviously you know tax day may be a protest but if tax day and you were protesting the government you would want to hit a government facility. my leaning is that considering the person of interest who they picked up and not necessarily guilty i want to add is of foreign origin that this looks like it's leaning toward that direction. >> do you have a sense of how these bombs were coordinated? we're hearing that there were the number floats but there were multiple other unexploded devices...
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">. taxes are goinn up.">< "i 3&neee environment, ut we are just deeliig with aasteady trram of tax, toll and fee increases in this state anddi think the day. dd you think thh of -- that brings ussto ourrquestioo of the day. do you thiik the stormwater taxx is a fairr wy to help cleannup the bay?so par manyypeople wwo have responded on ur accbooo page aaree that they're against any new tax or fee... joinnthe disccssion at facebook dot com slash foxbbltimore. 33 clouds movvng n tooight.... lee's chhck in with chief meteooologiit vvtas reid for a look at theeforecast. 3 3 3 &pa deadly explosion at the ddtails released by ppllce.. unanswered.. llrry pott: "we'lllmiss her ev. everyday..." a... fatter... speaks ouu .. after... losing his &pddughter....///why... he blamess...three of her teen... to suucide. ann... acollegeeparty... out of behavior.../ that got....several stuuents... ww ontinue to oolow breaking news..... oot of boston.three peopll are confirmmd ead, iicludinggaa 8-year-old boo aftee an explosson at the marathon finish line.at least the boston police commisssonee - spoke ju
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and paying of taxes. if the language has to be theified that is what committee processes 4. >> thank you, there's more that we could ask but i see that my time has expired. >> thank you very much. thank you very much. >> thank you. a wanted to thank you very much. this is a broad reaching portion. i'm grateful for you doing your very best, particulate at this time when we open this hearing for reflections on the tragedies in boston and west texas. assurance can negus of islam to great the ability to perform custom issues? >> this is to make sure that the additional activities are defined. this'll help the economy grow and every state. employment verification, making more visas available on a permanent and temporary worker basis, this will help the economy grow in every state. >> there has been some discussion about discretion. under current practice they use the authority very sparingly. it said is have shown roughly 1% of all cases. how much more should we expect the department to exercise discretion? >>
and paying of taxes. if the language has to be theified that is what committee processes 4. >> thank you, there's more that we could ask but i see that my time has expired. >> thank you very much. thank you very much. >> thank you. a wanted to thank you very much. this is a broad reaching portion. i'm grateful for you doing your very best, particulate at this time when we open this hearing for reflections on the tragedies in boston and west texas. assurance can negus of islam...
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next week on capitol hill also called a robin hood tax the act would create a sales tax on wall street which would provide hundreds of billions of dollars in new revenue for a nation every year prior to the bill's redirection on capitol hill more than one hundred forty organizations will take part in a robin hood tax campaign rally and march this saturday in our nation's capital joining me now to talk more about that rally and financial transaction tax is gene ross an acute care nurse and co president of national nurses united jean great to have you back with us thank you for being here glad to be here so tell us about the inclusive prosperity act what is this well it's a very very small financial transaction tax on buying and selling. the constant churning those taxes that are on those trades that are done over the computer on wall street and it's meant to bring in up to three hundred fifty billion dollars per year and yet out of money so how he says are very very small tax how small is that point five percent point half of one percent and yes we've had a similar attacks over the year
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cutting spending in the tax code. then i think it also keeps promises to people, it to those that were part of their whole life and want nothing more than a secure retirement. and our veterans to whom we have made promises as the have donned the uniform and fought for the country. host: what about the issue of chain cpi? guest: i start with the very basic notion that social security has not contributed one penny to the current deficit or debt. table in not be on the this part of discussion. similarly, to be concerned about the long-term solvency of so-so security. urity.ial sec retirement security is a real question mark for many americans. let's look at the real contributors to our deficit and debt as we try to tackle those challenges. and host: two final questions before we go to calls. this is another article from the hill. why were you left off the list of the 12 senators that went to dinner? iest: i have no idea, but have been very pleased with the president's increase -- increase out reach to the senate and a ho
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the few casualties and massive amount of injuries, it taxes the system. so, we would be able to do the best we can in term of an automatic immediate response. we'd also partner with the private entities in terms of our ambulance care. and then we have mutual aid agreements as well. so, we're well versed on having to ring the bell, if you will, to get additional resources. but certainly a tragic ebit like what happened in boston would tax our resource he on a given day here in the city. but we have plans in place to be able to augment those resources. >> this is my last question. i know you were able to successfully hire a number of station 49 members which are pretty much all of the paramedics of all of the department or staff. is there a plan to bring on more at station 49 in general? >> yes. last year we were able to bring in through sort of the entry level, hp1 level emts. many of those emts have since promoted up to be paramedics. our goal is the amount of people we're bringing over from station 49, be they emts or paramedic, we cross train them as fi
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he taxed the back that he had done eight imputation so far since the bomb blast and that he is still working. apparently these bombs were propelling. the greatest number of injuries occur from shrapnel. some of these may be part of the explosive device others may be any surrounding objects that are just projected by the bomb and cause a massive injuries, fractures, loss of skin, muscle and it's this loss of tissue that results in most of the amputation. it is the massive number of projectiles that are projected by this explosion that really harm people, sometimes in multiple locations, multiple injuries in the same victims. those medical professionals were not equipped for those explosions, there were not intending to deal with the injured. i go out to you in your profession, my respect. shortly after those explosions google set up a finder on its web site is called boston marathon explosion, you can either search for someone or input information about someone's whereabouts. boston police have a number that they are putting up. up next are terrorism analyst takes a closer look at wha
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a new irs study shows five clusters of tax cheats around the country. one of those is here in san francisco. >> limited to very wealtho folks who have tax attorneys trying to find ways to get around paying their share if those folks are not in fact doing that, and should be from service wez depend on, we think it's a good thing the government steps in and makes sure that that happens. >> they found other clusters in los angeles, atlanta and washington, d.c. using information to target business owners to watch out oom people affected all across the country by what happened in boston. more on that for you coming up. >> we'll be right back. >>> now a live report to a live report arrests for the murder of quinn boyer. the police chief says they've arrested five people between 14-166789 boyer snot a stop light last month. nick smith swril more for you coming up tonight at 6:30. >> people nlt bay area now have a chance to offer their condolences or words of encouragement to victims of the bopping autos yes. several books will be available for you. >> there ar
a new irs study shows five clusters of tax cheats around the country. one of those is here in san francisco. >> limited to very wealtho folks who have tax attorneys trying to find ways to get around paying their share if those folks are not in fact doing that, and should be from service wez depend on, we think it's a good thing the government steps in and makes sure that that happens. >> they found other clusters in los angeles, atlanta and washington, d.c. using information to...
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. >> don't have cash to pay your taxes? taking a look at unusual way people are finding a way to pay >>> we want to take you back to a story david louie is reporting. parents of a 15-year-old are taking steps in court. loved ones of audrey pott will be in court tomorrow to try to prevent three teen-aged boys from being released from custody. abc 7 news david louie joins us now. the family talked to reporters today. >> the mother, stepmother and father of audrey potts said they'd be here today if not for the actions in the fall them. say she was sexual assaulted after drinking and passing out. she sent out messages her life was ruined and over. >> she left her messages clear. there is no doubt as to the reason why she took her life ask three people arrested are responsible for the death. >> in one is identifying the boys because they're minor wuz but the family says they were on the saratoga high school football team. all three were disciplined and removed from the scene. >> they have a history. they've shown no remorse whac
. >> don't have cash to pay your taxes? taking a look at unusual way people are finding a way to pay >>> we want to take you back to a story david louie is reporting. parents of a 15-year-old are taking steps in court. loved ones of audrey pott will be in court tomorrow to try to prevent three teen-aged boys from being released from custody. abc 7 news david louie joins us now. the family talked to reporters today. >> the mother, stepmother and father of audrey potts said...
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that is fine through payroll taxes. but they said that immigrant without a high-school degree would have a net co of $89,000. her year over their lifetime. who do believe? the national research council, "new york times", we believe the national research council basically $90,000 is the net cost? what we're asking for is simple honesty for the american people. this doesn't have to be an ugly discussion but it does have to be honest. media matters and organizations like it fails to understand these are honest questions that deserve honest answers. there's nothing anti-immigrant about demanding responsible leadership based on fact and empirical studies in washington and public policy based on all of that, not just politics. but public policy choices in the nation's interest. >> the bston bombing suspect is not an enemy combat into? then what is the. we have the answers with "dobb's law". the analysis says the obama budget is fair on taxes he raises them on every one. details ahead. a plan to reform the immigration laws wit
that is fine through payroll taxes. but they said that immigrant without a high-school degree would have a net co of $89,000. her year over their lifetime. who do believe? the national research council, "new york times", we believe the national research council basically $90,000 is the net cost? what we're asking for is simple honesty for the american people. this doesn't have to be an ugly discussion but it does have to be honest. media matters and organizations like it fails to...
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. >> for decades we have been told don't tax the upper class because the less tax they have the better it is for the middle class, true or false in. >> false. the idea that people at the top are the job creators belies -- the truth about the economy is the middle class they are the job creators because their spending creates jobs. >> so many people have been sold on this for years. >> i don't know why. trickle down economics. if you give more tax breaks to people at the top and companies at the top, you are going to create jobs has been proven over and over again to be false. >> amazing insight from robert rice. >> take a look at your hand. it's telling you something about your future. >> wheb you meet a ceo do you look at their fingers? >> i did. >> best selling author, bronson talks about the fascinatingfind. he talks about the length of your fingers. we are back in two minutes. >>> he's one of the most celebrated writers in bay area history. many people don't know he lives here. seven books, millions of copies sold. what po bronson is writing about has parents buzzing about their ow
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next week on capitol hill also called a robin hood tax the act would create a sales tax on wall street which would provide hundreds of billions of dollars in new revenue for a nation every year prior to the bill's redirection on capitol hill more than one hundred forty organizations will take part in a robin hood tax campaign rally and march this saturday in our nation's capital joining me now to talk more about that rally and financial transaction tax is gene ross an acute care nurse and co president of national nurses united jean great to have you back with us thank you for being here glad to be here so tell us about the inclusive prosperity act what is this well it's a very very small financial transaction tax on buying and selling. the constant churning those taxes that are on those trades that are done over the computer on wall street and it's meant to bring in up to three hundred fifty billion dollars per year well yeah a lot of money so how he says are very very small tax how small is that point five percent. point half of one percent and yes we've had a similar attacks over the
next week on capitol hill also called a robin hood tax the act would create a sales tax on wall street which would provide hundreds of billions of dollars in new revenue for a nation every year prior to the bill's redirection on capitol hill more than one hundred forty organizations will take part in a robin hood tax campaign rally and march this saturday in our nation's capital joining me now to talk more about that rally and financial transaction tax is gene ross an acute care nurse and co...